A Monte Cristo is a fried ham and cheesesandwich, a variation of de French croqwe-monsieur. In de 1930s–1960s, American cookbooks had recipes for dis sandwich under such names as "French Sandwich", "Toasted Ham Sandwich", and "French Toasted Cheese Sandwich".[1]Swiss cheese is typicawwy used.[1][2][3]

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In most regions, de sandwich is savory rader dan sweet. Traditionawwy, it is dipped in its entirety in egg batter and pan fried, dough it may awso be deep fried.[4] Regionaw variations[1][5] may incwude swiced turkey. In some areas of de US it is served griwwed; in oders, it is an open sandwich wif onwy de bread battered and de assembwed sandwich heated swightwy under a griww or broiwer.[1] In de soudern US, some restaurants serve a variation dat is batter-dipped and deep-fried.[citation needed] The Monte Cristo is sometimes covered in powdered sugar and served wif preserves.